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Shimadzu UK Limited

Shimadzu UK Limited has won 10 UK public contracts worth £1.11bn since 11 Feb 2021. See its competitors in laboratory & precision equipment.

Company 05342169Companies House record Based in South EastFirst contract 11 Feb 2021Latest contract 16 Jun 2025

Contracts: 10
Published value: £1.11bnwhere stated
Without competition: 10%1 contracts
Won by SMEs: 89%of 9 with size known

Contracts won per month, last 24 months 3 contracts · busiest month December 2024

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Biggest customers

North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium 6 contracts · £1.11bn
Department for Business & Trade 1 contract · £364k
University of Glasgow 1 contract · £228k
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay) 1 contract · £28,955
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust 1 contract · —

What they supply

Laboratory & precision equipment 6 contracts · £371m
Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals 4 contracts · £740m

Competitors in laboratory & precision equipment

Sector overview

Wolf Laboratories Limited SME 27 contracts · £2bn
VWR International Ltd 22 contracts · £1.85bn
Fisher Scientific UK LTD 22 contracts · £1.67bn
Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd 21 contracts · £2.05bn
Bruker UK Limited SME 17 contracts · £34m
Appleton Woods Ltd SME 15 contracts · £1.85bn

These are the suppliers with the most laboratory & precision equipment contracts in the last two years, which is where Shimadzu UK Limited wins most of its work. They are not necessarily bidding for the same contracts. See the whole sector.

All contracts won by Shimadzu UK Limited

Contracts won by Shimadzu UK Limited
Date	Contract	Buyer	Value
16 Jun 2025	PURCH2647 Provision of Contract Agreement for the purchase of a Benchtop MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometer	University of Glasgow	£228k
19 Mar 2025	Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS) For OPSS	Department for Business & Trade	£364k
2 Dec 2024	Supply and Installation of an organic carbon analysis unit with autosampler No competition	Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay)	£28,955
27 Jul 2023	Framework Agreement for High Value Laboratory Equipment: X-Ray, Imaging, Elemental & Micro Analysis Equipment and Microscopy Instruments	North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium	£185m
27 Jul 2023	Framework Agreement for High Value Laboratory Equipment: Spectroscopy Equipment	North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium	£185m
27 Jul 2023	Framework Agreement for High Value Laboratory Equipment: Mechanical, Thermal and Physical Testing Equipment	North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium	£185m
27 Jul 2023	High Value Laboratory Equipment: X-Ray, Imaging, Elemental & Micro Analysis Equipment and Microscopy Instruments	North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium	£185m
27 Jul 2023	High Value Laboratory Equipment: Spectroscopy Equipment	North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium	£185m
27 Jul 2023	High Value Laboratory Equipment: Mechanical, Thermal and Physical Testing Equipment	North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium	£185m
11 Feb 2021	41145 - Mass Spectrometer - Mass Spectrometer Equipment and Maintenance	University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust	—

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